Tim Heidecker has released a new song aimed at online marketing brand FuckJerry. The song, titled “Fuck Fuck Jerry,” is a melodic ballad that targets the social media agency behind the disastrous Fyre Festival, Jerry Media, and its founder Elliot Tebele. While Jerry Media was hired to promote Fyre Fest, …
Read More »Jussie Smollett Issues First Post-Attack Statement: 'I Still Believe That Justice Will Be Served'
Jussie Smollett issued a statement Friday, the Empire actor’s first public comments since he was the attack victim in a possible hate crime earlier this week in Chicago. “Let me start by saying that I’m OK,” Smollett said in a statement to Essence. “My body is strong but my soul …
Read More »Authorities Make Largest Fentanyl Bust in U.S. History
Customs and Border Protection agents discovered 254 pounds of fentanyl in a truck this weekend, NBC reports. It was the largest seizure of the synthetic opioid, which has caused countless overdose deaths, in U.S. history. The bust took place Saturday when a tractor-trailer was stopped trying to enter the U.S. …
Read More »Earl Sweatshirt Releases Short Film, 'Nowhere Nobody,' and Announces North American Tour
Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs is morphing into Some Rap Tour. Today, the rapper announced he is embarking on the A Tour Starring Earl Sweatshirt & Friends in March, featuring MIKE, BbyMutha, Na-Kel Smith, LIV.E and Black Noi$e. In addition to the tour announcement, Sweatshirt also released a short film, …
Read More »Apple's Netflix-Killer Could Launch by April
Whether it says so directly or not, Apple is pushing to become the premier source for entertainment this year. In addition to its existing offerings of iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music and Apple News, the tech company is almost ready to launch its much-anticipated video-streaming service, according to reports …
Read More »Christina Aguilera Announces Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Residency
Christina Aguilera has announced a Las Vegas residency, which will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Zappos Theater. Dubbed “Christina Aguilera: The Xperience,” it kicks off in May and runs through October. She unveiled the news on The Ellen Show on Tuesday, where she also discussed her first …
Read More »Kamala Harris Makes Her Case
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — It was cloudy and brisk on Sunday morning, but it would have felt like a midsummer’s day to Kamala Harris had she been been walking around 16th and Telegraph Avenue. Beaming with radiant smiles and laughter, the multicolored crowd of thousands stretched around the corner of Telegraph …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Steve Martin Portray Roger Stone in Fox News-Mocking Cold Open
Steve Martin debuted his portrayal of the recently indictedRoger Stone in Saturday Night Live‘s cold open sketch that mocked Fox News’ response to Donald Trump ending the government shutdown. “Our top story tonight: Donald Trump’s heroic end to the shutdown. It did take him 31 days, but he was finally …
Read More »X Ambassadors Blow Up Negative Vibes on New Song 'Boom'
X Ambassadors count down to blowing up an unhealthy relationship on their new song “Boom.”“My feet go ‘boom, boom, boom’/ High speed go ‘zoom zoom zoom,’” frontman Sam Harris sings over a lightly funky bass riff and ragged guitar stabs. “Walking away from you — that’s what I’m gonna do.” …
Read More »El Chapo: Witness Implicates Alleged Kingpin's Wife in Prison Escape
The wife of Joquín “El Chapo” Guzmán played a key role in successful plot to break the accused drug lord out of a maximum-security prison in 2015, according to a former high-ranking leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Emma Coronel Aispuro, Guzmán’s American-born wife who is more than 30 years his …
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